I'm from MO too and was curious.

Thanks,
Llama

My H filed in August 01. Our divorce was final on May 31st.

It could have been a lot faster...and looking back on it, it probably should have been.

I didn't want the divorce...and it took me a long time and a lot of heartache to finally face the reality of the situation and move forward. It is still not easy for me.

I had a neighbor across the street whose H was a principal. He had an affair with a young teacher and it seemed like their divorce was final within a month.

Custody complications and owning lots of property can make it more difficult.

Missouri is pretty much a 50/50 state...you split your bills and your assests. They really like parents to have joint custody. If you can work this out quickly with your spouse--it will save you a lot of money.

My lawyers told me what I could expect from this divorce the first day I walked into their offices. Nothing much changed except my divorce gave my lawyer close to $10,000 dollars....pretty sad.

I am in the process of a divorce from Sad N Lonely. I filed April 12, and it is moving along. My husband at first didn't want to disclose the affair, so that held things up. He is the Bill Clinton twin. So he finally did the discovery to his lawyer a few weeks ago. Now we are working on spousal support, big laugh there too, I am suppose to support myself, one 16 year old, and 2 kids going to college, and 4 big dogs, 2 cats, and 1 blue front amazon on $250 a week. Won't work, and I am suppose to pay all the bills here. Wake up SNL, wake up to reality. Don't know how much longer this will take, but I know that my husband didn't cooperate, therefore he has rang up the bill. Yes,it is hard, and the betrayed spouse is the one that gets the raw end of the deal. The wayward spouse goes merrily on their way without any regard to their betrayed spouse. Good luck.

H had A with MOW told me on 4-28-01 he was leaving then changed mind saying he wanted our M to work. 5-02-01 gets caught with MOW down dirt road while in policecar. H still wants to make M work found out in July 2001 he still sees her 30 mins before work. H leaves home at end of july 2001. I file for D at end of Aug 2001. tempory custody hearing in Oct 2001. D date was march 18, 2002 judge didnt sign the paper til 5-23-02. MOW filed as soon as my H was out of the house they are going to be M as soon as her D is over, been living together since nov 2001. D it would have been sooner but we have a son & X wanted to take all our savings. we are still fighting over sons CDs which the judge said X could get half they have been in his name for 13 yrs they were for his college. Judge wouldnt rule on military retirement that after 17 yrs 9 months of marriage he is suppose to split as property. X wants me not to have spousal support for $333. for 9 months and that the part about MOW be taken out of our D-papers. X stills says that oral sex is not adultery. that they are only good friends there was no affair they just feel in love after both left their spouses. our next hearing is 6-19-2002. Ive paid $3500. for the D & another $2,500 for the appeal. it took us years to save this money & it was wasted on another man's wife.

m-17 yrs 9 months
W-48 X-42
C-13yrs, 28, 7 gd
d-5-23-02

mow-29yrs
m-10yrs
C-3 under 10
D-pending